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A 5495: Prohibits the sale of foods and beverages containing chlormequat, also known as 2-chloro-N,N,N-trimethylethan-1-aminium.
What A 5495 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit the sale of foods and beverages containing a specific chemical called chlormequat. This chemical is used as an insecticide and is not approved for use in food products for human consumption. The bill defines chlormequat as 2-chloro-n,n,n-trimethylethan-1-aminium. It also provides an affirmative defense for individuals who did not know or could not reasonably have known that the food or beverage contained chlormequat. The bill takes effect 188 days after it becomes a law and allows for the immediate implementation of necessary rules and regulations for its enforcement.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to agriculture (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5495
- What is the current status of A 5495?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5495 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to agriculture".
- Did A 5495 pass?
- Not yet. A 5495 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5495, and where is it now?
- A 5495 was authored by Asm. Chantel Jackson with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Agriculture.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to agriculture |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | referred to agriculture |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 14, 2025 · 283 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5495 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON, TAPIA, DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohib- iting the sale of foods and beverages containing chlormequat The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new 2 section 214-p to read as follows: 3 § 214-p. Sale of foods and beverages containing chlormequat prohibit- 4 ed. 1. For the purposes of this article, the term "chlormequat" shall 5 mean 2-chloro-N,N,N-trimethylethan-1-aminium. 6 2. No person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or any other 7 business association shall sell, offer to sell, or display for sale at 8 retail any food or beverage for human consumption which contains 9 chlormequat. 10 3. It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of this section 11 that the person did not know and could not reasonably have known that 12 the food or beverage contained chlormequat. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 14 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 15 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 16 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 17 completed on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06535-01-5
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